Keynote Speaker, Prof. Buxiang Zhou, Sichuan University, China

Prof. Buxiang Zhou, Sichuan University, China

周步祥教授，四川大学电气工程学院副院长

Buxiang Zhou received the B.S. and M.D. degrees in engineering from Chengdu University of Science and Technology (now Sichuan University), Chengdu, China, respectively, in 1986 and 1993, and the Ph.D. degree in engineering from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China in 1998. His research interests include dispatch automation, distribution network automation, and power system planning. He is a Professor at the College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. He is a director of the Grid Operation & Control Technological Subcommittee of the IEEE PES China Power System Protection and Control Technology Committee. He has published more than 100 papers and 3 books. He leads the research team “Power System Dispatching Control and Information Processing with Hybrid Energy.” Under his leadership, the team has worked in the planning, management, and operation of the distribution network and participated in many projects of automation and information technology for smart grid construction. The work of distribution network planning covers 16 provinces across China and has led the planning of provincial and regional-level distribution networks multiple times, achieving fruitful results in distribution network planning. He received the Second Prize for Teaching Achievements of Sichuan Province and the Second Prize for Technological Progress of Sichuan Province.

周步祥，博士，教授，博士生导师，四川大学电气工程学院副院长，含混合能源的电力系统调度控制及信息处理科研团队带头人。从事调度自动化、配网自动化、电网规划等方面的研究工作。IEEE PES中国区电力系统保护与控制技术委员会电网运行控制技术分委会理事。在国内外期刊发表论文100余篇，专著3本，获得多项发明专利，作为负责人和主要参与者完成多项科研项目。带领团队在配电网的规划、管理和运行方面做了大量的研究工作，参与了大量的智能电网建设中的自动化、信息化的工作。配网规划的工作遍及全国16个省市，多次主持省级或地区级的配网规划工作，在配电网规划方面取得了较丰硕的成果。曾获四川省教学成果二等奖、四川省科技进步二等奖。